Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leith Hill area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Chislehurst , and the 266th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leith Hill (BR5 2RS) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Chislehurst average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leith Hill (BR5 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Leesons Way. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leith Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Blythe Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleham Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Leesons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leesons Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thorndon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broad Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scadbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mickleham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leesons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osterley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitewebbs Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leith Hill —
Sep 2025Drugs Whitewebbs Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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